The National Sports Collectors Convention reported a third consecutive year of record attendance Monday following the event’s five-day show in Rosemont, Illinois.
Organizers failed to provide an approximate total, but reported “double-digit growth” over the roughly 100,000 collectors to attend the 2024 show in Cleveland.
The total represents the second consecutive year of double-digit growth following a similar mark in Cleveland over 2023’s event in the Chicago area.
Rosemont hosted the 45th National last week from Wednesday through Sunday. Including 2025, Rosemont’s Donald E. Stephens Convention Center has hosted the show 11 total times, and the venue is scheduled to host again in 2026 and 2027.
Detroit edged out Atlanta in a vote by dealers last week to host the convention in 2028.
Detroit has never hosted the convention previously, though the event’s second show in 1981 was hosted by Plymouth, Michigan.
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